BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Daily consumption of multivitamins or vitamin pills/supplements containing folic acid-FEMALES, Age 18-44*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Folic Acid

Daily consumption of multivitamins or vitamin pills/supplements containing folic acid-FEMALES, Age 18-44*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,605	1,713	47.1	45.1-49.2	1,892	52.9	50.8-54.9
RACE
White	2,441	1,285	52.8	50.3-55.2	1,156	47.2	44.8-49.7
African American	763	293	38.1	33.8-42.5	470	61.9	57.5-66.2
Asian	36	19	56.3	34.6-75.8	17	43.7	24.2-65.4
Native American	79	28	40.1	27.2-54.5	51	59.9	45.5-72.8
Other Minorities	263	75	25.7	20.2-32.0	188	74.3	68.0-79.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	264	79	28.1	22.1-34.9	185	71.9	65.1-77.9
-English Speaking	98	54	60.9	49.1-71.5	44	39.1	28.5-50.9
-Spanish Speaking	166	25	13.0	8.4-19.7	141	87.0	80.3-91.6
Non-Hispanic	3,339	1,633	48.9	46.8-51.0	1,706	51.1	49.0-53.2
AGE
18-24	483	180	36.3	31.2-41.7	303	63.7	58.3-68.8
25-34	1,453	686	46.5	43.4-49.7	767	53.5	50.3-56.6
35-44	1,669	847	51.3	48.3-54.3	822	48.7	45.7-51.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	380	98	25.3	20.5-30.7	282	74.7	69.3-79.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	944	380	40.1	36.4-44.0	564	59.9	56.0-63.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,034	528	51.7	47.9-55.5	506	48.3	44.5-52.1
College Graduate	1,245	706	56.0	52.6-59.4	539	44.0	40.6-47.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	339	115	33.5	27.3-40.3	224	66.5	59.7-72.7
$15,000- 24,999	620	218	35.0	30.5-39.8	402	65.0	60.2-69.5
$25,000- 34,999	492	234	46.3	41.0-51.7	258	53.7	48.3-59.0
$35,000- 49,999	522	276	52.9	47.8-57.9	246	47.1	42.1-52.2
$50,000-74,999	469	267	56.2	50.6-61.6	202	43.8	38.4-49.4
$75,000+	520	311	59.8	54.5-64.8	209	40.2	35.2-45.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	668	300	46.5	41.8-51.3	368	53.5	48.7-58.2
No	2,875	1,392	47.5	45.3-49.8	1,483	52.5	50.2-54.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	91	54	61.9	49.6-72.9	37	38.1	27.1-50.4
Non-Veteran	3,485	1,641	46.6	44.6-48.7	1,844	53.4	51.3-55.4
Currently Serving	29	18	68.6	48.1-83.7	11	31.4	16.3-51.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,605

1,713

47.1

45.1-49.2

1,892

52.9

50.8-54.9

RACE

White

2,441

1,285

52.8

50.3-55.2

1,156

47.2

44.8-49.7

African American

763

293

38.1

33.8-42.5

470

61.9

57.5-66.2

Asian

56.3

34.6-75.8

43.7

24.2-65.4

Native American

40.1

27.2-54.5

59.9

45.5-72.8

Other Minorities

263

25.7

20.2-32.0

188

74.3

68.0-79.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

264

28.1

22.1-34.9

185

71.9

65.1-77.9

-English Speaking

60.9

49.1-71.5

39.1

28.5-50.9

-Spanish Speaking

166

13.0

8.4-19.7

141

87.0

80.3-91.6

Non-Hispanic

3,339

1,633

48.9

46.8-51.0

1,706

51.1

49.0-53.2

AGE

18-24

483

180

36.3

31.2-41.7

303

63.7

58.3-68.8

25-34

1,453

686

46.5

43.4-49.7

767

53.5

50.3-56.6

35-44

1,669

847

51.3

48.3-54.3

822

48.7

45.7-51.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

380

25.3

20.5-30.7

282

74.7

69.3-79.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

944

380

40.1

36.4-44.0

564

59.9

56.0-63.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,034

528

51.7

47.9-55.5

506

48.3

44.5-52.1

College Graduate

1,245

706

56.0

52.6-59.4

539

44.0

40.6-47.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

339

115

33.5

27.3-40.3

224

66.5

59.7-72.7

$15,000- 24,999

620

218

35.0

30.5-39.8

402

65.0

60.2-69.5

$25,000- 34,999

492

234

46.3

41.0-51.7

258

53.7

48.3-59.0

$35,000- 49,999

522

276

52.9

47.8-57.9

246

47.1

42.1-52.2

$50,000-74,999

469

267

56.2

50.6-61.6

202

43.8

38.4-49.4

$75,000+

520

311

59.8

54.5-64.8

209

40.2

35.2-45.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

668

300

46.5

41.8-51.3

368

53.5

48.7-58.2

2,875

1,392

47.5

45.3-49.8

1,483

52.5

50.2-54.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

61.9

49.6-72.9

38.1

27.1-50.4

Non-Veteran

3,485

1,641

46.6

44.6-48.7

1,844

53.4

51.3-55.4

Currently Serving

68.6

48.1-83.7

31.4

16.3-51.9

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*Data for this table were derived from the folic acid question, 'How often do you take this vitamin pill or supplement?'

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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